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Song Book of The University of Akron
A collection of songs from Buchtel College and The University of Akron students and faculty. Originally published in 1925.
Song Book of The University of Akron
Compiled and Arranged by
Professor F. B. De Leone
Professor R. B. Pease
Robert Rimer, \u2725
Edited by
Edith Grace Cray, \u2723https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/uapress_oabooks/1000/thumbnail.jp
Historia y traducción: presentación de una situación intra-americanista
A lo largo del siglo XIX las Repúblicas Hispanoamericanas
y el Imperio del Brasil debieron encontrar formas de compartir
el espacio geográfico en la cuenca amazónica al convergir allí,
además de los intereses de las naciones limítrofes, aquellos de
las potencias europeas y de los Estados Unidos. Se asumía que
era un espacio vacío que debía estar al servicio de la industrialización
del mundo occidental.
Por entonces, en la Unión Americana se hacia más profunda
la división entre el Sur y el Norte, que iba a desencadenar la
Guerra Civil. En 1853, Matthew F. Maury, sureño y oficial de marina,
esbozó subrepticiamente el proyecto de exportar mano de
obra esclava a la región amazónica dentro de un amplio programa
de comercio y navegación. Durante la Guerra Civil, el presidente
Abraham Lincoln revivió el proyecto, e intentó enviar a la América
Latina negros manumisos, siendo rechazado en casi todos los
países, entre ellos el Perú (Basadre, 1983, 111, cap. 12).
Para lograr su propósito, Maury desarrolló una cuidadosa
estrategia que incluía la traducción adecuada de sus ideas para
los brasileños, los peruanos y los bolivianos, respectivamente,
de unas Cartas ... que había publicado en un periódico sureño
bajo el seudónimo de "Inca", con gran aceptación. Por lo que
casi simultáneamente aparecieron como folleto en Washington
D.C. (1853), Lima y La Paz (1854
Contextual Health Information Behavior in the Daily Lives of People with Type 2 Diabetes:A Diary Study in Scotland
Changes in lifestyle can have positive effects on treating type 2 diabetes (T2D), like sporting or healthy eating. Therefore, a person diagnosed with T2D is often advised to make healthy choices throughout the day, in addition to other interventions such as medication. To do this, he or she needs health information to support decision-making. Literature describes ample categorizations of types of (health) information behavior and theoretical models that explain the factors that drive people to search for, encounter or avoid information. However, there are few longitudinal studies about triggers and factors in daily life that affect health information behavior (HIB). This study was set up to identify triggers, actions and outcomes for active, passive and avoidant HIB situations in daily life among Scots with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) to identify points of attention for communication strategies. Twelve participants took part in a four-week diary study. Every day, participants received an online diary form to describe active, passive or avoidant HIB situations. Data collection resulted in 53 active, 120 passive and 25 avoidant diary entries. Seven active HIB contexts (e.g., experiencing symptoms, cooking dinner, sports training) and five passive HIB contexts (e.g., home, work, medical facility) were identified. Four motivations for avoidance were found (e.g., time constraints, no health trigger). These results can be used to supplement the theoretical models of health information behavior. Furthermore, health professionals can use these results to support their clients with T2D in the self-management of their health, by guiding them to trustworthy sources of health information and lowering barriers for searching health information
Towards the molecular workshop: entropy-driven designer molecules, entropy activation, and nanomechanical devices
We introduce some basic concepts for designer molecules with functional units
which are driven by entropic rather than energetic forces. This idea profits
from the mechanically interlocked nature of topological molecules such as
catenanes and rotaxanes, which allows for mobile elements whose accessible
configuration space gives rise to entropic intramolecular forces. Such
entropy-driven designer molecules open the possibility for externally
controllable functional molecules and nanomechanical devices.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Byzantine Gathering in Networks
This paper investigates an open problem introduced in [14]. Two or more
mobile agents start from different nodes of a network and have to accomplish
the task of gathering which consists in getting all together at the same node
at the same time. An adversary chooses the initial nodes of the agents and
assigns a different positive integer (called label) to each of them. Initially,
each agent knows its label but does not know the labels of the other agents or
their positions relative to its own. Agents move in synchronous rounds and can
communicate with each other only when located at the same node. Up to f of the
agents are Byzantine. A Byzantine agent can choose an arbitrary port when it
moves, can convey arbitrary information to other agents and can change its
label in every round, in particular by forging the label of another agent or by
creating a completely new one.
What is the minimum number M of good agents that guarantees deterministic
gathering of all of them, with termination?
We provide exact answers to this open problem by considering the case when
the agents initially know the size of the network and the case when they do
not. In the former case, we prove M=f+1 while in the latter, we prove M=f+2.
More precisely, for networks of known size, we design a deterministic algorithm
gathering all good agents in any network provided that the number of good
agents is at least f+1. For networks of unknown size, we also design a
deterministic algorithm ensuring the gathering of all good agents in any
network but provided that the number of good agents is at least f+2. Both of
our algorithms are optimal in terms of required number of good agents, as each
of them perfectly matches the respective lower bound on M shown in [14], which
is of f+1 when the size of the network is known and of f+2 when it is unknown
A dialogue game for multi-party goal-setting in health coaching
Goal-setting is a frequently adopted strategy in behaviour change coaching. When setting a goal, it is important that it is understood and agreed upon by all parties, and not simply accepted as-is. We present here a dialogue game for multi-party goal-setting, in which multiple health coaches can contribute in order to find a goal that is acceptable to both the patient, and the coaches themselves. Our proposed game incorporates three important aspects of goal-setting and health coaching, (1) coaches can query each other's proposed goals, (2) the patient takes ownership of the goal, and (3) the patient themselves can propose goals
A multimodal corpus of simulated consultations between a patient and multiple healthcare professionals
Language resources for studying doctor–patient interaction are rare, primarily due to the ethical issues related to recording real medical consultations. Rarer still are resources that involve more than one healthcare professional in consultation with a patient, despite many chronic conditions requiring multiple areas of expertise for effective treatment. In this paper, we present the design, construction and output of the Patient Consultation Corpus, a multimodal corpus of simulated consultations between a patient portrayed by an actor, and at least two healthcare professionals with different areas of expertise. As well as the transcribed text from each consultation, the corpus also contains audio and video where for each consultation: the audio consists of individual tracks for each participant, allowing for clear identification of speakers; the video consists of two framings for each participant—upper-body and face—allowing for close analysis of behaviours and gestures. Having presented the design and construction of the corpus, we then go on to briefly describe how the multi-modal nature of the corpus allows it to be analysed from several different perspectives
The future of canine glaucoma therapy
Canine glaucoma is a group of disorders that are generally associated with increased intraocular pressure (IOP) resulting in a characteristic optic neuropathy. Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in dogs and may be either primary or secondary. Despite the growing spectrum of medical and surgical therapies, there is no cure, and many affected dogs go blind. Often eyes are enucleated because of painfully high, uncontrollable IOP. While progressive vision loss due to primary glaucoma is considered preventable in some humans, this is mostly not true for dogs. There is an urgent need for more effective, affordable treatment options. Because newly developed glaucoma medications are emerging at a very slow rate and may not be effective in dogs, work toward improving surgical options may be the most rewarding approach in the near term. This Viewpoint Article summarizes the discussions and recommended research strategies of both a Think Tank and a Consortium focused on the development of more effective therapies for canine glaucoma; both were organized and funded by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Vision for Animals Foundation (ACVO‐VAF). The recommendations consist of (a) better understanding of disease mechanisms, (b) early glaucoma diagnosis and disease staging, (c) optimization of IOP‐lowering medical treatment, (d) new surgical therapies to control IOP, and (e) novel treatment strategies, such as gene and stem cell therapies, neuroprotection, and neuroregeneration. In order to address these needs, increases in research funding specifically focused on canine glaucoma are necessary.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/151896/1/vop12678_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/151896/2/vop12678.pd
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